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he is an admirer of pope benedict saying there's no need for change. >> i enjoy reading everything he writes and says. i pass a dawn because people are rarely heard from the man in a theological sense. >> continuity or change? the opinion is divided and the wish list for the new pope is long. >> it's like what he wished for the church last year, to strengthen faith and not get tangled up in superficial matters like taxes there and other issues. >> i want the new pope to continue that and continue to use worked started by john paul ii. >> i would like a young girl pope coming under than the current one. i would like more forms to get women involved in the church. >> many here believe things have to change, especially to stop the solution catholics from turning their backs on the church. >> for more and are, john, we just heard about the fact that some german catholics are looking for more reform. how is that scene? >> it's a very german phenomenon actually. there is criticism and even hostility toward the catholic church in other countries and far less demands for theological reforms.
he is an admirer of pope benedict saying there's no need for change. >> i enjoy reading everything he writes and says. i pass a dawn because people are rarely heard from the man in a theological sense. >> continuity or change? the opinion is divided and the wish list for the new pope is long. >> it's like what he wished for the church last year, to strengthen faith and not get tangled up in superficial matters like taxes there and other issues. >> i want the new pope to...
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and how will history remember the pontificate of benedict. to cross-talk the church in crisis i'm joined by jamila bey in washington she is a journalist and the host of the radio show sex politics and religion our in berkeley we have nancy shepherd hughes she is a professor of medical anthropology at the university of california berkeley and in new york we cross to terence kealey he is a professor of catholic theology and chair of the department of theology at for him university all right cross talk rules in effect folks i mean you can jump in anytime you want man so you got up early as for the program so i'm going to go to you first what do you think the state of the catholic church is with the exit of benedict. well i actually think it's a moment of possible optimism. i have been extremely distressed with the. last papacies and feel that we need now to really rethink the church i don't think the church is irrelevant it has a billion members and so unless those billion members are relevant then you know the church can't be but i think it's a
and how will history remember the pontificate of benedict. to cross-talk the church in crisis i'm joined by jamila bey in washington she is a journalist and the host of the radio show sex politics and religion our in berkeley we have nancy shepherd hughes she is a professor of medical anthropology at the university of california berkeley and in new york we cross to terence kealey he is a professor of catholic theology and chair of the department of theology at for him university all right cross...
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benedict's time as pope has been turbulent. in the u.s. church attendance is down, there is a shortage of priests and legal settlements from the sex abuse scandal have cost billions of dollars. the boston archdiocese has closed dozens of churches but in one of those parishioners have staged a sit-in that's been going on now for eight years. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: every friday night christine arnold and her 14-year-old triplets sean scott and christian arrive for their overnight shift at st. francis church. the triplets have been coming here since they were six years old. would it be weird to not come here on a friday night? >> it wouldn't feel right. >> reporter: why not? >> because like this kind of like our second home here. >> reporter: more than 100 prish neshs take shifts occupying st. francis 24 hours a day seven days a week. the parish was officially closed in october the 2004 for having low attendance. the archdiocese claimed it was a financial necessity. the parishioners fear if they leave, the archdiocese will lock t
benedict's time as pope has been turbulent. in the u.s. church attendance is down, there is a shortage of priests and legal settlements from the sex abuse scandal have cost billions of dollars. the boston archdiocese has closed dozens of churches but in one of those parishioners have staged a sit-in that's been going on now for eight years. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: every friday night christine arnold and her 14-year-old triplets sean scott and christian arrive for their...
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things are considered i'm peter lavelle a church in crisis or only transition the retirement of pope benedict sees catholics all over the world discussing the state of the church and its future direction is the catholic church a spent force can recover from over decades of scandal and internal divisions and how will history remember the pontificate of benedict. to cross-talk the church in crisis i'm joined by jamila bey in washington she is a journalist and the host of the radio show sex politics and religion our in berkeley we have nancy shepherd hughes she is a professor of medical anthropology at the university of california berkeley and in new york we cross to terence kealey he is a professor of catholic theology and chair of the department of theology at for him university all right crosstalk rules in effect both of you can jump in anytime you want man so you got up early as for the program so i'm going to go to you first what do you think the state of the catholic church is with the exit of benedict. well i actually think it's a moment of possible optimism. i have been extremely distres
things are considered i'm peter lavelle a church in crisis or only transition the retirement of pope benedict sees catholics all over the world discussing the state of the church and its future direction is the catholic church a spent force can recover from over decades of scandal and internal divisions and how will history remember the pontificate of benedict. to cross-talk the church in crisis i'm joined by jamila bey in washington she is a journalist and the host of the radio show sex...
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we learned today that pope benedict xvi is hard of hearing and partially blind in one eye. that's from a journalist who interviewed him recently. in ten days, the pope, who is 85 will retire as head of the catholic church. last night he prayed with some of the cardinals who will choose his successor. he then began a week long spiritual retreat. benedict's time as pope has beenl turbulent.ee in the u.s., church attendanceul is down, there is a shortage of priests, and legal settlements from the sex abuse scandal have cost billions of dollars. the boston archdiocese has closed dozens of churches, but in one of those, parishioners have staged a sit-in that's been going on now for eight years. here's elaine quijano. >> reporter: every friday night, christine arnold and her 14- year-old triplets sean, scott and christian, arrive for their overnight shift at st. francis church. the triplets have been coming here since they were six years old. would it be weird to not come here on a friday night? >> it wouldn't feel right. >> reporter: why not? >> because, like, this kind of like
we learned today that pope benedict xvi is hard of hearing and partially blind in one eye. that's from a journalist who interviewed him recently. in ten days, the pope, who is 85 will retire as head of the catholic church. last night he prayed with some of the cardinals who will choose his successor. he then began a week long spiritual retreat. benedict's time as pope has beenl turbulent.ee in the u.s., church attendanceul is down, there is a shortage of priests, and legal settlements from the...
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. ♪ ♪ >>> the surprise resignation of >>> the surprise resignation of pope benedict is leading to soul searching amongst some catholics. we sat down with nearly two dozen of the faithful. they talked about the role of the church in their lives and where the vatican should go from here. >> pope benedict did something no pope has done in 600 years. he's calling it quits. that poses a question for catholics in this country. how important is the pope to your own faith? >> very important. >> okay. one at a time. >> he's the main figure of the church. everybody looks to him for the answer of everything. i mean if he's not going to be there, then who is everybody going to turn to? >> you're 20 years old. >> right. >> you don't look like a church goer. >> i know. >> but what does he represent to you that makes him so important? >> he's that miracle behind the faith. he will be there whenever something goes wrong. >> first, when i heard it the first thing i thought is what scandal is going to come up? >> if there is something being masked, is he really resigning to not confront it? >> to me, it
. ♪ ♪ >>> the surprise resignation of >>> the surprise resignation of pope benedict is leading to soul searching amongst some catholics. we sat down with nearly two dozen of the faithful. they talked about the role of the church in their lives and where the vatican should go from here. >> pope benedict did something no pope has done in 600 years. he's calling it quits. that poses a question for catholics in this country. how important is the pope to your own faith?...